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Originally Posted by Stupid Jedi
I searched the forums, but I couldn't find anything on it so please forgive me if this is an old topic. But, why is the face -5 to hit and the hand only -4? By any physical measure, the face is larger than a hand. Also, I would argue that the face is also larger than the vitals portion of the torso. Is this purely for game balance?
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Hit location penalties are not purely size modifiers. Size is a factor, but also how the various bits are "presented" in a fight and in normal posture.
In a fight situation, hands tend to be "out there", exposed, wheras every instinct demands that the head be protected at all costs.
If someone is standing around with his hands tucked in his armpits, they're going to be REALLY hard to hit and the attacker should get a major task modifier penalty.